"Weaponization of a candidate's words against him or her is something we're seeing a lot. The term Obamacare was used against Obama in a pejorative way, but Obama again reclaimed it."

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Ben Zimmer

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“Im an actor, full stop. Not an Arab actor. Not an actor of Algerian origin. Just an actor.”
“Freedom and justice for all are infinitely more to be desired than pedestals for a few.”
“I really don't like take-out.”

Source : "Face Time | Lela Rose". Interview with Tina Turnbow, tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. May 31, 2011.
“I'm being hypocritical because I have a Twitter, but I try to not talk about things like, 'Oh, I had a grapefruit this morning and it was delicious,' because, who cares?”

Source : "Thomas Mann and Zoey Deutch Talk BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, Auditioning without Seeing the Script, Working with Emma Thopmson, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 12, 2013.
“Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men â€“ or about women â€“ is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident.”

Source : Moderata (Modesta Pozzo) Fonte (2007). “The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men”, p.76, University of Chicago Press
“No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument.”
“God! I hated this business of being grown-up. I hated having to make decisions where I didn't know what was behind the door. I wanted a world where heroes and villains were clearly labeled. Where ominous music comes on-screen so you can't possibly mistake him. Where someone asks you to choose between playing with the beautiful princess in the fragrant garden and being eaten by the hideous monster in the foul-smelling pit. Not exactly a difficult one, now is it? Not something that you would agonize over, or that would make you lose a night's sleep?”
“Setting a good example for your children does nothing but increase their embarrassment.”

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